Presidential Primary

DNC Winter Meeting To Consider Resolution Which Could End The ‘First In The Nation’ Status For Iowa Caucus

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National Democratic leaders have drafted a proposal that could significantly reshape the party’s presidential nominating process and put an end to Iowa’s prized first-in-the-nation caucuses — be still my heart. Please, oh please be true! If I never again hear the words “Iowa Caucus” it will be too soon. The Des Moines Register reports, National Democratic leaders … Read more

The DNC Must Reform Its Presidential Primary System

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Is it too soon to talk about reforming the presidential primary system? Reforms take a long time, so no, it’s not too soon. (It was a rhetorical question). Longtime readers know that I despise the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary retaining their “first in the nation” status. Their lily white rural populations have been … Read more

Did voter suppression happen yesterday? Yes. Was it a conspiracy? Probably not.

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I saw this graphic on Twitter last night, which is the apotheosis of dumbness:

All the dumbness. All of it

The DNC (and for that matter the RNC, and for that further matter any and all of the individual Presidential campaigns currently still running in the primary) has literally nothing to do with any of litany of charges made in that graphic.

Elections in Arizona are overseen by the Secretary of State, one Michele Reagan, a Republican. They are executed by the counties. The largest county in Arizona is Maricopa, whose County Recorder is one Helen Purcell, also a Republican. I promise you that neither of these officials are taking any cues from the Democratic National Committee or Hillary Clinton.

Taking the charges on one by one:

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